All February,Beyoncéhas been highlighting various cultural figures on her website in honor of Black History Month. And on Wednesday, she penned a touching tribute to the newest member of the royal family:Meghan Markle!
“Meghan’s background as a film and tv actress has allowed her to use her platform for good,” Beyoncé, 37, wrote of Markle, also 37. “As a global ambassador for World Vision, she traveled to Rwanda to see how access to clean, safe water impacts children, an issue that is near and dear to our hearts. She also visited and supported the Myna Mahila Foundation in Mumbai, an organization that helps solve the menstruation challenges many women and girls in the community face.”
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Then, Beyoncé looked to Meghan’s May wedding toPrince Harry. For the ceremony, she made sure her black culture was incorporated, something Beyoncé was happy to see.
“[She] brought many Black traditions to her Royal Wedding including a Chicago-based Black pastor, an amazing gospel choir, and a young Black cellist,” Beyoncé recalled. “At the wedding her culture was front and center, and she andPrince Harryhave continued to push the race relations dialogue forward both near and far.”
She topped the entry off with a sweet collage of photos of Meghan.
On Wednesday, Beyoncé and husband JAY-Z gave a nod to Markle while accepting their prize for best international group at the 2019 Brit Awards.
Although they didn’t attend the ceremony at the O2 in London, the couple accepted their trophy via video message, recreating theirmusic video for “APES—,”in which they pose in front of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.” However, instead of the world-famous painting, the couple replaced it with a portrait of Meghan donning a sparkling crown and pearl necklaces.
“Thank you so much to the Brit awards for this incredible honor,” Beyoncé said to the camera. “You guys have always been so supportive. Everything is love. Thank you.”
The rapper replied, “You’re welcome,” before the duo turned to look at the portrait.
“While my mixed heritage may have created a grey area surrounding my self-identification, keeping me with a foot on both sides of the fence, I have come to embrace that,” she wrote forEllein 2015. “To say who I am, to share where I’m from, to voice my pride in being a strong, confident mixed-race woman. That when asked to choose my ethnicity in a questionnaire as in my seventh grade class, or these days to check ‘Other,’ I simply say: ‘Sorry, world, this is notLostand I am not one of The Others. I am enough exactly as I am.’ “
source: people.com
